Lyra's Oxford (Pullman, Philip, His Dark Materials.)

Lyra's Oxford (Pullman, Philip, His Dark Materials.)
by Philip Pullman

Lyra's Oxford (Pullman, Philip, His Dark Materials.)
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Author: Philip Pullman
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2003-10-28
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 64
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Book Reviews of Lyra's Oxford (Pullman, Philip, His Dark Materials.)

Book Review: Enchanting!
Summary: 4 Stars

Yes, it's short; no, it's not the 'Golden Compass.' It is a charming and good read! I hope that Mr. Pullman will continue writing more short stories about Lyra (& maybe even Will, Mr Pullman?) and maybe continue to make Sebastian Makepeace a recurring character. I would like to see a whole book of "Lyra's Short Stories" if they are as good as this.

Summary of Lyra's Oxford (Pullman, Philip, His Dark Materials.)

LYRA'S OXFORD, a collectible clothbound gift hardcover, includes not only a beguiling new HIS DARK MATERIALS episode from Whitbread-Award-winning author Philip Pullman but also black-and-white woodcut illustrations by John Lawrence, a lavishly-illustrated fold-out map of Lyra's Oxford in three colors, and other ephemera never before seen in this world.

LYRA'S OXFORD opens in the thrilling comfort and familiarity of Jordan College, where Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon sit on the sun-drenched roof looking out over all of Oxford. But their peace is shattered when a strange bird-a witch's daemon, on its own-tumbles out of the sky. It is Ragi, daemon of Yelena Pazhets, and he seeks a healing elixir from an infamous Oxford alchemist (and rumored man slaughterer) to cure his witch of a strange new disease from the South. Lyra and Pan decide to help and guide him-witches are friends, of course-but the closer their winding walk leads them to the alchemist's house, the stronger Lyra's sense that she's walking into a deadly trap.


Attention all serious book collectors and fans of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials. This undoubtedly beautiful package--cloth-bound in a classy red and adorned by numerous illustrations by master engraver and illustrator John Lawrence--is a must-purchase. A pint-sized pocket volume, Lyra's Oxford packages together a short story set in the same universe as his famous trilogy, a fold-out map of the alternate-reality city of Oxford, a short brochure for a cruise to The Levant aboard the S.S. Zenobia, and a postcard from the inventor of the amber spyglass, Mary Malone. Pullman, in his introduction, suggests that the peripheral items within "might be connected with the story, or they might not; they might be connected to stories that haven't appeared yet. It's difficult to tell."

A very sumptuous and lovingly crafted but tantalizingly brief book , Lyra's Oxford begins when Lyra and Pantalaimon spot a witch's daemon called Ragi being pursued over the rooftops of Oxford by a frenzied pack of birds. The daemon heads straight for Lyra (the creature was given Lyra's name as somebody who might help) and is given shelter. Together Lyra and Pan try to guide the daemon to the home of Sebastian Makepeace-an alchemist living in a part of Oxford known as Jericho--but it is a journey fraught with more danger than they had at first anticipated. (Age 10 and over) --John McLay

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